Pro-face America: HMI SCADA software

Pro-face America has released Pro-face BLUE Open Studio, a development and runtime software that incorporates all of the tools users need to create SCADA HMI applications, dashboards, and OEE interfaces.

Jul 26th, 2016

HMI SCADA software

HMI SCADA software

Users can:

Access graphical interfaces from any device, with groups of screens, popups, and dialogs through Support for Multiple Document Interface on Studio Mobile Access

Protect data through OPC Redundancy Native redundancy for OPC UA and OPC XML/DA interfaces

Connect through comprehensive tag integration with a wide range of PLCs

Collaborate through revision control and application lifecycle management that is fully integrated with Microsoft Team Foundation Server

Build using an expanded library and improved set of symbols for HMI/SCADA applications.

This collection of automation tools provides building blocks to develop HMIs, SCADA systems and embedded instrumentation solutions. Customers can utilize BLUE Open Studio integrated web technologies to take advantage of internet / intranet connectivity.

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